Liquid container and top



Feb. 5, 1924; 11,482,?24

C. S. BARON LIQUID CONTAINER AND TOP Filed Feb. 27 1923 till PatentedFeb. 5,

CHARLES S.

LIQUID CONTAINER AND TOP.

Application filed February To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. BARON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Tiflin, in the county of Seneca, in the Stateof Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LiquidContainers and Tops, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My present invention relates to that class of liquid containers that areprovided with sanitary tops for keeping them closed against intrusion ofdust or insects, and which are exemplified in molasses jugs.

The object of my invention is to simplify and improve the eff ciency andto cheapen the cost of manufacture of the type of device shown, forexample and comparison only, in United States Patent No. 1,195,4c34,granted to me under date of August 22, 1916.

In that type the jug is provided with a bead, and the top thereofcomprises, in combination with a hinged lid, a spring metal clip havingformedin it a rib adapted to engage and hold the bead when the clip issprung into place on the jug.

By my invention an inturned flange upon the clip is provided inconnection with or as a substitute for the rib shown in said patent, achannel in the jug being provided for the reception of said flange.

The advantages gained by my present invention over the prior artillustrated in said patent are definite and important in at least threeparticulars. In the first place, the employment of an inturned flangeaffords in itself a smooth attractive and protective finish to the loweredge of the clip in place of the raw edge thereof shown in the patent.

In the second place, the inturning of the flange effects between the jugand the clip, when the flange is used without the bead aforesaid, theadvantage of a knifeedge joint which eliminates certain inequalitieswhich in the ordinary or practicable meth ods of manufacture of rib andbead, necessarily present themselves upon the con tacting surfaces ofthe parts. In the third place, the combination of both the bead and theflange, as shown for example in Figure VII, affords, along with theprotective finish of the flange, a decided advantage by increase of thestiffness and resiliency of the clip.

What constitutes my invention will be M, less. Eerial No. 621,574.

hereinafter specified in detail and succinctly set forth in the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure I is a medial vertical section, partly in elevation, of the upperportion of a jug and its closed top, showing my invention in one form ofembodiment.

Figure II is a perspective View of the inside of the clip shown inFigure I, de tached.

Figure is a view substantially corresponding to Figure II, but showingcertain modifications of the clip.

Figure IV is an elevation of a portion of the clip showin a differentmethod of forum ing lugs on the clip for hinging the top thereto.

Figure V is a side elevation of the subject matter of Figure I, portionsof the top and of the jug being broken away, and showing by way ofmodification, a slight addition.

Figure VI is a detail vertical section 02": the clip on the line VI-VIof Figure III, and showing also a fragment of'a jug to which said clipis attached.

Figure VII is a partial view similar to Figure II showing thecombination in one clip of a flange and a bead cooperative to secure theclip to the jug.

Referring to the numerals on the drawing, 1 indicates the upper portionof a container or jug which may be made of any suitable material,usually glass. It may be of any usual or preferred shape, whichordinarily includes a neck 2 that is for the most part substantiallycylindrical, and a spout 3. 4 indicates a lid that is adapted, in anyusual or preferred manner, to constitute a movable coverfor the jug. Forsecuring the lid to the jug, I employ a gring metal clip 5 which, whenin place, afiords a fixed support for the lid which is hinged to it.

The method of hhging the lid and the clip together is immaterial. Thatshown at 6 in Figure II of the drawing is the same as what is shown inthe patent aforesaid, but it may be varied at discretion in manydifferent ways, as, for example, by the employ ment of lugs 7 punchedfrom the body of the clip, as illustrated in Figures III and IV.

To the rear of the hinge connection, whatever be its form and relativedisposition in respect to the clip and the movable portion of the lid, Iprovide the usual thumb-piece 8, by whose depression. the movable partof the lid may be lifted to uncover the mouth of thejug as often as itis desired to pour out the contents thereof.

So much having been set forth by way of general explanation, it is inorder to specify that my present invention is restricted to means foruniting the jug and the clip. In respect to the clip which I havealready de scribed as made of spring metal, it may be added by way offurther description. that it is made in the form of a plate shaped toconform to the outside periphery of the neck 2, and of. a lengthsuflicient to enable it by its'resiliency snugly togrip and hold theneck when applied thereto, but with a yielding force which will permitof its being conveniently disengaged therefrom as often as occasion maydemand, as, for example, in the operation of washing the jug.

The clip is provided on its lower edge with an inturned flange 9 whichpreferably eiitends the entire length of the clip and is of a widthsufiicientto enable it to findthe bottom of a groove or channel 10formed in the outside wall of the neck 2, and to effect therewith aknife-edge joint. By this means the clip is made to present a finishedcurved surface or bend 11 in the metal where it is exposed to sight orto touch in the assembled article, with the effect of pleasing the eyeand protecting the hand from being scratched upon coming in contact withan exposed edge of rough metal which is necessarily present in anarticle made to meet the demandsof cheapness'of manufacture, butwhichis, by my invention, covered up.

Thewidth of the clip 5, in relationship to the'disposition of the groovelOis such as to bringthe upper edgeofit substantially fiush with themouth of the jug when its lower flanged edge is in engagement with saidgroove. Also the length of the groove may correspond with that of theclip so as to afford anchorage of the clip in the groove againstrotative movement of the clip on the jug neck. If preferred however,additional means to that end may be provided by the employment ofvertical grooves 12 at the end of the groove 10, into which takeinturned terminal {flanges let on the clip, thereby affording a finishfor the ends of the clip similar to theben d 11 on the lower edgethereof.

If desired the flange 9 may be in efi'ect aeavaa mutilated by providinginstead of one con tinuous flange a plurality of inturned projections 15which take into recesses 16 provided in place of asingle groove 10 atproper intervals inthe outside of the neck 2. [in this way the effect ofthe bend 11 may be preserved by forming the inner edge of the inturnedflange substantially flush with the inner face of the clip 5, theengagement between the members 15 and 16 being relied upon to hold theclip upon the neck 2.

For some purposes, it maybe desirable to provide the clip both with theflange 9 and with a bead 1.7, substantially as shown, for example, inthe patent aforesaid. Such com-- bination of bead and flange produces avery strong clip, having great stiffness and re siliency. The employmentof the combination of head andefiange requires, of course, upon thejug arib for the accommodation of the head as well as a channel 10, parallelthereto, for the reception of the flange.

Illustration herein of the well known rib is deemed to be unnecessary,in addition to that of the bead.

It is obviously immaterial whether the bead project outwardlyfrom theclip to fit a rib on the jug, or inwardly so as to enter a groove in thejug.

The operation of the parts and the mode of uniting and separating themwill be apparent to one skilled in the art from the foregoingdescription.

What I claim is: V

A device of the class described comprising in combination, a containerprovided with a narrow groove in itsouter surface spaced from itsm011th, a flat segmental band of spring metal forming a clip partiallyencircling and gripping said container without covering any portion ofthe mouth there of, said band having its lower edge inturned to form aflange closely fitting into said groove, ears projecting from said band,and a lid pivotallyconnectedto said ears.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES s. BARON.

Witnesses:

HARRY TAGGART, NELL E. MYERS.

